Just come back from a rush to the vets with Bob. Had a horrible morning, he came in from the garden and promptly lost footing with his back legs. He wouldn't settle and was struggling to walk (our wooden floors didn't help)
Bob is 13 and a half (the half matters ) he's a bit blind in one eye and stone deaf. His breath stinks, his coat gets greasy quickly and he's quite lazy. All things to be expected at his age.
The vet has examined him and said he has muscle wastage on his back legs due to arthritis, a heart murmur, emphysema and his bladder is a bit on the large side, which may or may not be anything sinister but at his age they are reluctant to put him through any procedures unless I specifically want it (which I don't)
He's been prescribed Tramadol for now and arrived home and promptly had a mad 5 (albeit a slower mad 5 than usual).
I know we are at the beginning of the end with the old guy, and should he show any signs of pain then I will let him go, but for now he's happy to stretch out with me on the sofa and plod on.
I've ordered him some gripper socks to help with the floors (currently have rugs scattered everywhere to help him, my entire home looks like an explosion in Ikea's textile dept).
I lost my other dog at 9 to Liver Disease so this is my first experience in trying to keep an old man happy in his twilight years. Does anyone have any tips for me?
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GhostsInSnow · 28/10/2013 13:17
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